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Mulberry's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mulberry took in $2.1 million and spent $721 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%State tax money31%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money3.2%City taxes3.2%

What stands out

31%

of Mulberry's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes3.2%

Other taxes
3.2%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$720 thousand
  • Sewer$170 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Parking$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.2%$175 thousand

State tax money31%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
31%$658 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$69 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Fines
3.8%$82 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt16%

What stands out

16%

of Mulberry's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$122 thousand
  • Sewer systems$112 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$221 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$175 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$144 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$116 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$101 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mulberry. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mulberry itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.